Carol Dern (Photo: Dante Marshall for “Barking Owl”)
LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) – Audio post-production and sound branding agency Barking Owl has announced the hiring of Carol Dunn as its new general manager, effective immediately.
In her new role, Dunn will take over day-to-day operations of Barking Owl from company founder and creative director Kelly Bayett, who will transition into the strategic creative oversight role of executive creative director.
“I’ve been a huge fan of Carol for decades. She and I have always wanted to find a way to work together, so when I stepped down from Barking Owl, it felt like the time had finally come to work together! I know she’s not only Will do a great job and be able to grow and elevate the company even further than I have. Handing the baton to Carol is a dream come true. Not only does she have incredible taste, but her professionalism and understanding of the industry is unparalleled. ’. We are very fortunate to have her join our council,” Bayet noted.
“My queen strategy is finally paying off. For most of my life, I’ve felt like an observer of my career. But this move to Barking Owl is the perfect culmination of my 26 years of hard work, sacrifice, and music implantation. A thoughtful, disciplined expression of persistent love. My experience managing teams in music marketing sales and buying gives me a unique perspective on the challenges facing brands and agencies today. “I look forward to working with Kirkland Alexander Lynch in the past. Building on everything we have done with Barking Owl in a decade brings new opportunities that will inspire and inspire our continued success – which of course contributes to the success of the agency and the brands we work with.
Prior to joining Barking Owl, Carol Dunn served as West Coast Executive Producer at a leading music company, where she managed a team of 15 composers and was responsible for partnerships and audio production for commercials, film and television, working with Nike, Doritos, Samsung and Uber.
She began her career as a switchboard operator at Capitol Records and rose to the company’s film and television executive.
